The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox.Rafer Alston turns 50 today! You may look at him as an 11-year veteran NBA point guard, who saw most of his action with the Houston Rockets. But for those of us obsessed with And1 Mixtapes and the streetball movement in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, Skip 2 My Lou was one of the most influential basketball figures of that era. I watched him in the NBA. I watched him on VHS tapes given out for trying on And1 shoes at a Footaction store. I had every shoe And1 put out for him in every color. Rafer, aka Skip, was one of the greatest shows on a basketball court. Happy birthday to a legend.What’s LeHoldup?Maybe LeBron should expand his optionsAs we exist inside the fourth week of LeBron James not deciding/announcing where he intends to play next season, I’ve had a hairbrained theory manifest itself. That’s what happens when you’re just waiting without any real updates and you live in a world in which you’re forced to pontificate. Well … forced might be dramatic. Highly urged to pontificate!As I’ve tried to put myself in LeBron’s shoes in this decision and pretend to know who he is or what’s actually important to him, I’ve increasingly found myself poking holes in every organization he could join. This is supposed to be his final spot … we think? And he’s going to want to nail that decision. I understand people think he’s drawing this out for attention. Maybe he is on some level.He also might not be sure about the six options we think he’s deciding among. The Warriors are old. The Cavaliers probably aren’t good enough and might be a mess. The 76ers are still dependent on Joel Embiid for a title run. The Heat really don’t have much outside of Giannis and Bam. The Nuggets are not as solid as we thought before the playoffs. And the Timberwolves may not have the goods to get past the Thunder and Spurs.However, as LeBron continues to figure out where he might want to be next, we don’t want to be totally negative. I also didn’t want to limit LeBron to the six reported options. Let’s be positive and give LeBron a reason to sign with any of the 30 teams:Some really good options for LeBron here. Golden State and Cleveland have mostly been the betting favorites for his services. However, Miami recently pulled ahead of everybody after the team accidentally published a news conference link.Does this mean anything? Not really. I believe Rich Paul when he says LeBron won’t be rushed in this decision. And I believe he hasn’t made up his mind, nor do I think anybody has true insight into what he’ll choose.But … he has to sign some day soon, right?Where will LeBron James end up?The Athletic NBA Staff and Jeshua KiddThe last 24😞 Not so good? Our John Hollinger has his list of biggest disappointments from Summer League. They include Dailyn Swain and … Darryn Peterson. 💰 Budget conscious. The Thunder have shed some good players this offseason, including Lu Dort. They’re in cost-cutting mode, Fred Katz writes.🎯 Improvement coming? The Rockets have been held back by outside shooting. They just hired the best shooting coach ever. 🙌 What an honor! The Basketball Hall of Fame is honoring an active player for the first time with the “Stephen Curry: Beyond the Arc” galleryStream the NBA on Fubo (try it for free!) and catch out-of-market games on League Pass.